Excavation at Ur Reveals royal inscriptions and temple ruins
A report by John Dickinson Sherman details digs on the northwest face of a tower like structure at Ur. Finds include inscriptions on stone door sockets and clay cones from the Temple of Gimil-Sin, terra cotta figures of gods, and a nearly intact platform built by Ur-Engur with later additions by Nebuchadnezzar. The work promises to reveal Mesopotamian greatness as the siggurat is uncovered.
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Gimil-Sin
Ur-Engur
Nabonidus
Siggurat
Mesopotamia
Nebuchadnezzar
Ur excavations rewrite ancient world saga in Mesopotamia
Archaeologists at Ur and Tel el Obaid in Babylonia uncover a temple dated about 4500 B C with a Nin-khur-sag inscription. Major Woolley reports oldest dated handwriting and bronze age sculptures, linking Ur to Nineveh Babylon and biblical lore as history shifts back millennia.
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Babylon
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Egrpt
Babylonia
Turkey
Asia
Persian Gulf
Ylurkey
Asia Minor
Armenia
Tigris
Euphrates
Iden
Nineveh
Tower of Babel
Nebuchadnezzar
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
Telshazzar
Balshazzar
Sinin
Darius the Median
Sennacherib
Abraham
Canaan
Galilee
Israel
British Museum
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Maj
C. Leonard Woolley
G. B. Gordon
Woolley
Tel el Obeid
Big drop forecast for electricity costs in future world
Oxford biologist J B Haldane argues in Daedalus that coal and oil will falter for centuries. Windmills will power high voltage lines to stations that electrolyze water, store liquefied gases, and supply cheap energy nationwide with no smoke.
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J. B
Haldane
Oxford
Daedalus
Kegan Paul
Britain
China abolishes old divorce law for talkativeness
China has repealed the antiquated divorce provision that allowed a husband to end his marriage simply because his wife was talkative. The change eliminates a gender specific fault on grounds of speech and modernizes family law.
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China
Spring Fashions Spotlight Taffeta Frocks and New Coats
Textile features highlight taffeta frocks and faultless spring coats. Descriptions cover lace panels, satin looks, and printed silks with tunics and draperies, noting restrained colors and the fern green trend. Julia Bottomley reports on 1924 fashion silhouettes and fabric variety.
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Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Dainty Purse Fashion Accessory Described
A white satin change or powder purse is hidden by a silk rose in varied shades. A tiny strap at the back lets the wearer slip it on a finger.
The Russian Tunic Goes From Frocks to Coats
The Russian tunic fashion is increasing in popularity with various garments. It appears not only in chic frocks with fur trim but also in longer loose coats, signaling a broader adoption of the style.
Rose Vanity Bag Designed for Evening Pleasure
A vanity bag shaped as a large rose features a round mirror on the bottom and ample interior space for powder boxes lipsticks and other items needed for an evening out.
Chinese Tea Table Folding Red and Gold
A small folding tea table described in red and gold Chinese style. Ideal for solitary tea, cigarettes, and an ash receiver during tea time.
Miss Annabel Tee Returns Home in Palm Beach
A Florida editor copied Poe's Annabel Lee from a Poe volume and hung it on the copy hook before leaving. Compositors deciphered only Annabel Lee and home by the sounding sea. The foreman concluded it was a society item about Miss Annabel Tee returning home at West Palm Beach.
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Florida
Poe
Annabel Lee
Women Can Dye Any Garment Drapery
Advertisement offers dyeing and tinting of garments and draperies at 15 cents per item, promising revival of faded materials with dye or tint services.
Diamond Dyes advertisement promises easy home tinting
Diamond Dyes guarantees successful dyeing even for beginners. Druggists stock all colors and each package includes directions.
Doors That Stick In Moist Weather Remedies
To prevent sticking in damp conditions paint or varnish the hidden top and bottom edges of doors. These nonvisible areas absorb or lose moisture quickly, especially the ends of the outside uprights where grain is exposed, creating vulnerable points.
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Popular Science Monthly
Monument Commission Awards Erection to Mrs Nancy Hahn
The commission overseeing a World War I memorial to Missouri heroes in the Argonne region France has awarded the project to Mrs Nancy C. Hahn of St Louis. Her selection advances plans to honor fallen Missourians with a lasting monument in the field.
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Argonne
France
Missouri
Nancy C. Hahn
St. Louis
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John Dickinson Sherman
Ivoire
Kioko
Nin-khur-sag
A-an-ni-pad-da
Tubal-Cain
Nin-khursaggs
New York
Great Triangle
A-an-nipad-da
Assyria
Isaiah
Sodom
Gomorrah
Desert
Garden of Eden
Earth
Ers
W. N.U
Lincoln
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